1917 (31 Oct) cover endorsed 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' and 'NO STAMPS AVAILABLE' but with 1d Red superimposed and cancelled Melbourne machine, addressed to St. Peters (SA). Posted prior to the troop transport 'Aeneas' leaving Melbourne on 30 October and likely paid in cash, with the 1d stamp added on arrival at the post office. The writer was Gerard Roberts to his mother; he was wounded in France and died there on 12 May 1918. Full details enclosed with lot
Lot 1309
Estimate: $60
1918 (30 September) stampless Y.M.C.A. envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' with enclosed letter on Y.M.C.A. notepaper headed 'Westham Camp Weymouth', addressed to Sydney and with 'A.I.F. CAMP P.O./16' cds, fine
Lot 1310
Estimate: $120
1918 (Nov) Y.M.C.A. stampless postcard addressed to Digby (Vic) and endorsed on reverse 'At sea', with double-lined rectangular '????? EMBARKATION/OFFICE/LANE COVE WHARF,/CIRCULAR QUAY.' in blue, very fine and scarce
Lot 1311
Estimate: $100
Victoria World War II CDS on piece, RAAF bases: Melbourne (2 different), plus coded cds 5200-5219 range including fine rubber boxed 5214 (Bairnsdale, RRRR) and 5216 (Sale East) (21 pieces)
Lot 1312
Estimate: $120
Western Australia World War II CDS on piece: Air Force PO 51 (2 cds, only used four months in 1943 at short-lived mobile PO near Onslow), also RAAF Perth (2), 8500 (3), 8504, 8505, FPO 035, 036, 051, 057, 155, 156, 204, some duplication (21 pieces)
Lot 1313
Estimate: $250
Northern Territory: Collection of covers with extensive range of Field POs, apparently all different datestamp or allocation, Army POs include Unit Postal Station 345, 349, 356, 357, 418, 420 and 13 rubber types, Air Force 20 - 28, Navy PO 1 (cds and handstamp), Base PO 7, MD 017 and 018, rare RAAF Postal Unit No 7 (no listing by Proud, date error '1954' for '1942') and 1944 registered with poor or fair strikes of rare double oval 'C.A.L. of C. Postal Unit/Alices Springs', a few faults (48 covers and 3 fronts)
Lot 1314
Estimate: $40
1942 (15 September) censored air mail cover to Sydney with 4d Koala cancelled 'FIELD P.O./098' cds at Ferndale (Qld), listed as 'Not Seen' by Proud
Lot 1315
Estimate: $180
Realised Price : $250
Netherlands New Guinea: 1943-45 group, with FPO 167 (Merauke), Unit Postal Station A.P.1 (Merauke, large rubber boxed type with swan/boomerang) - a lesser example sold for AU$180 in 2020 Melbourne sale (Phoenix sale 78), Air Force OPO 80 (Hollandia, cds front and back, one of the rarest Australia WWII datestamps, Proud rated 600 points), 234 (Noemloor Island, three with one illustrated and one registered) and 250 (Merauke) (7 items)
Lot 1316
Estimate: $200
Solomon Islands: 1944 (23 Aug) inter unit registered air cover from Aust Unit Postal Station 373 at Mono Island (backstamped 374, Emirau Island PNG 28.8.44), and 1945 (16 Jun, manuscript 'Recd 25/6/45') air cover with A.I.F. Field P.O. No. 15, unusually with R.A.A.F. Censor 811, used at Green Island (also called Nissan Island). A rare pair, latter 'Not Seen' by Proud (2)
Lot 1317
Estimate: $350
Realised Price : $440
Netherlands Indies: 1945 group, all different allocations with FPOs 026, 036, 28 (two, Morotai and Balikpapan), 54, 392 (Proud, Collas record no usage), enclosed letter headed 2/12 AGH mentions 'Things in Balikpapan are progressing favourably', also two Base PO cds and 1942 inwards to Java with fine 'Not Transmissible/Service Suspended' applied, includes four registered and two fine illustrated covers. Odd fault, but mainly fine and a scarce group (19 covers)
Lot 1318
Estimate: $140
Labuan: 1945 covers, one (June) with light Aust Army PO 239 cds, the other (29 Dec) with fine Air Force PO 234 cds (2)
Lot 1319
Estimate: $50
Realised Price : $46
1945 (5 July) censored air mail cover to Melbourne with 3d George VI tied by 'FIELD POST OFFICE/037' cds (Labuan, British North Borneo)
Lot 1320
Estimate: $120
Realised Price : $105
Netherlands Indies - Ambon: 1945 (31 Dec) official cover with fine 'AUST ARMY P.O.207' cds, printed address 'Salt Distribution Office/Co. HQ 6 (mss) Aust. Base Post Office' (then at Morotai). The vendor records only four covers from this allocation
Lot 1321
Estimate: $90
1967 Vietnam Forces: set of envelopes each franked with 5c Thornbill cancelled by 'AUST. F.P.O.' cds numbered '1' to '5'. No. 5 with some overall toning on face, others fine (5)
